whakaihiihi
1. (verb) (-a) to excite, make exciting, stimulate, boost.
Ko te pūroi he matū ka kainga, ka werohia rānei ki te tinana, hei whakaora mate, hei ārai mate, hei whakamāmā mamae, hei whakapōauau hei whakaihiihi rānei. He rongoā, ētahi pūroi, he whakapōauau, he tarukino ētahi atu (RP 2009:359). / A drug is a substance that is eaten or injected to treat illness, to prevent illness, to ease pain, to induce a high, or to boost energy. Some drugs are medicinal, others are narcotic (RP 2009:359).
Synonyms: whakawana
2. (modifier) stimulating, significant, interesting, exciting.
Ko Hikurangi te maunga tino whakaihiihi o te iwi, nō te mea e here atu ana ki ngā kōrero o te hīnga mai o Te Ika-a-Māui (Te Ara 2017). / Hikurangi is the most significant mountain of the people, because it relates to the stories of the fishing up of the North Island.
Synonyms: tāpua, whakamiramira, hirahira, hira, tāpua
3. (noun) stimulant, significance, interest, excitement.
Nā te whakaihiihi a te kaikōrero i tōna reo kia teitei te tangi mai? (Rewi 2005:61). / Is it because the speaker makes his voice exciting by raising the pitch?
Synonyms: waitohu, hiranga, whakahirahiratanga, hirahira, māramatanga, tino
hiamo
1. (verb) to be thrilled, excited, exciting.
Nā, ko ngā kupu atu tēnei a Kahu ki te kōtiro rā, ki a Kakara; kore rawa a roto i tahuri mai i te mea nāna kua hiamo te tinana i te hikitanga o te pai o te mata o Ihenga (JPS 1893:227). / These were the words of Kahu to his daughter Kakara, but she did not take any notice being excited by the attractive face of Ihenga.
2. (verb) to be elevated, exalted, impressed.
Nā, ko ngā kupu atu tēnei a Kahu ki te kōtiro rā, ki a Kakara; kore rawa a roto i tahuri mai i te mea nāna kua hiamo te tinana i te hikitanga o te pai o te mata o te turuhi nei, o Ihenga (JPS 1893:227). / Now, these were the words of Kahu to his daughter, Kakara; but took no notice because she was so impressed by the body and attractive face of this young fellow, Ihenga.
3. (noun) topmost batten on the roof of the house - to which the thatch was fastened.
2. (modifier) terror-stricken, excited, inspired by awe and respect.
Ahakoa kāre i tino rerekē atu ōna kākahu i ōna hoa, i kitea tonutia he tangata nui, he tangata ihiihi, kua taunga kē ki te whakatakoto kupu (TTR 1994:82). / Although his clothes were not much different from his companions, it could be seen that he was a person of importance and authority used to making decisions.
3. (noun) thrill, excitement, exhilaration, passion, elation.
Ka tae mai te ihiihi ki a mātou katoa, ka whakahauhau ngā rangatira, "Tēnā rā, e te iwi, kia toa!" (HKW 1/2/1901:13). / When we all felt the excitement, the leaders commanded, "People, be bold!"
4. (noun) expression.
Ko te ihiihi te āhua o tā te tangata whakapuaki kupu, whakakori tinana rānei hei whakaatu i te tino wairua o tana kōrero, o tana waiata, o tana kanikani, o tana whakaari rānei. Ina te kitea, te rangona rānei o te kare ā-roto, pērā i te pōuri, te riri, te wehi me te koa (RMR 2017). / Expression is the way a person expresses their words or moves their body to convey the essential feeling of what they are saying, singing, dancing or acting. It is the communicating of emotion, such as sadness, rage, fear and joy (RMR 2017).
5. (noun) plumed rods projecting from the prow of a canoe.
Ko te rangi anō hoki tērā i wehewehe ai te ihiihi rangi me te ihiihi nuku o te waka (JPS 1957:221-222). / That was the day when the upper and lower ornamental wands were arranged.
Synonyms: puhi
manahau
1. (verb) to be cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy, stoked.
I pai rawa te tāinga kawa o tētahi whare Māori i Whangaehu, i mua tata ake nei. He nui ngā wāhine me ā rātou tāne, ngahau ana, manahau ana te katoa (TWMNT 23/8/1879:515). / Before that, the ceremonial dedication of the Māori house at Whangaehu was excellent. The many women with their men were entertaining and everybody was ecstatic.
2. (verb) to be brisk, active.
Mō ngā 15 tau i muri mai i manahau tonu tōna kōkā, a Riperata, ki te puri i ō rātau toenga whenua, me te whakakaha anō i te waiora me ngā tikanga noho a te iwi (TTR 1996:18). / Over the next 15 years her mother, Riperata, was active in retaining her people's remaining lands and in reviving tribal life.
3. (modifier) cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy.
Kīhai i roa kua kite aua tāngata, i a rātou e whakaware ana ki te mahi, kua mahea ngā kapua pōuri i tukupū ki runga ki ō rātou whakaaro, kua hoki mai te ngākau manahau me te tūmanako ki te ora (TWMNT 9/3/1875:52). / It wasn't long those people saw them busy working and the dark clouds that had enveloped their thoughts cleared and the cheerful heart returned with the wish to live.
Synonyms: koakoa, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa, rekareka
4. (noun) cheerfulness, elation, triumph, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, gleefulness, joy, jubilation.
Tū tonu ia i runga i te tatari mō te putanga mai o te tahu, tū ana ia i runga i tōna marutunatanga, i runga i tōna manahau, i te rangatiratanga whakahira, he uri hoki nō nunui mā (TKM.MM 18/7/1863:3). / He stood, and awaited the appearance of the bride with his imposing bearing and elation became of his illustrious birth and exalted station.
Synonyms: koakoa, takaahuareka, whāwhāpū, koa, manamanahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, harikoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana
ngangahu
1. (verb) to make a shrill high-pitched noise (in a haka or wero), dilate the eyes and perform exciting movements to inspire the performance group.
Ka takoto tana rākau, ka hoki whakamuri, ka tīmata ki te ngangahu, me te whiu tika i tana taiaha, me te hūpekepeke a ōna waewae (HP 1991:84). / His challenge stick lay there and he moved backwards and began to make high pitched yelps, to wield his taiaha and to jump up and down with bent legs.
See also manu ngangahu
2. (verb) to be sharply cut.
Ka titiro atu ngā tāngata ki te whakaairo o taua waka rā, anana, ngangahu kau ana te whakairo (W 1971:226). / When the people looked at the carving of that canoe, behold, it was sharply cut.
3. (verb) to be focussed, clear, in focus, clearly seen.
Ko te hua o te puare nui (waepuare iti), ka ngangahu ake ngā wāhanga katoa o te whakaahua (RTA 2014:80). / The effect of a large aperture (small f-stop number) is that all parts of the photograph are in focus.
4. (verb) to be distorted.
Ka kōrero ia, ehara, ngangahu kē ana te whakahuatanga mai o ngā kupu (NM 1928:35). / When he spoke, lo and behold, the pronunciation of the words was distorted.
5. (noun) prominence.
Ko te tūmanako mā ēnei kōrero e tīmata ngā whakatū, ngā ngangahu o te reo Māori i roto o ngā tau (TWK 14:18). / The desire is that by these accounts the Māori language will begin to have standing and prominence in the years ahead.
Synonyms: whakahirahira, hau, ahurei
tokomauri
1. (verb) to hiccough, excite one's feelings, ejaculate.
See also tokopuhake
2. (noun) hiccough.
Nō te otinga o ēnei mea katoa, kātahi ka homai e tōku kaihanga ki roto ki ōku pongaponga te manawa ora. Nō konā tonu i tīmata ai taku tokomauri mō taku tūpekepeke me te whana o ōku ringaringa me te koa o tōku ngākau (TPH 30/3/1901:3). / When all these things were completed, then my creator put the breath of life in my nostrils. As a result I began to hiccough, kick and my arms jerked and my heart rejoiced.
3. (noun) orgasm.
Synonyms: rekareka
wana
1. (verb) to bud, shoot (of a plant), sprout, come to life.
Arā te whakataukī mō te tangata ka mate, kīia ana ka hoki ki Te Pō mō ake tonu atu, kāore e wana ake anō pērā i te tī rākau: 'Ehara i te tī e wana ake' (Te Ara 2015). / There is the proverb about a person who dies, that they return to the world of darkness forever, unlike the cabbage tree, which sprouts up again: 'Not like the cabbage tree, which renews itself.'
2. (verb) to be exciting, thrilling, inspiring, stimulating, moving, rousing.
Ko tēnei hui he wāhi e āhei ai ngā reo katoa ki te whakamōhio he aha tā rātou e whakaako nei, e hiahia nei; ngā pukapuka, ngā rīpine, ngā ataata e pā ana ki taua reo me ngā āhuatanga hou katoa e whakaarotia ake ana e tēnā reo, e tēnā reo, kia wana ake ai ngā whakaakoranga, kia tahuri atu hoki te tangata ki taua reo (HM 1/1993:1). / This conference was a venue where all languages would be able to inform others about their teaching and what they were aspiring to do; the books, tape recordings and videos relevant to a particular language and all the new methods being considered by each language to enliven the teaching so that a person would be turned on by that language.
Synonyms: whakakorikori, whakaohooho, panuku, whakaaroharoha, whakanekeneke, whakaaroha, whakaneke, nekehanga
3. (noun) excitement, thrill, exhilaration, fervour, verve, gusto, zeal, zest, passion, energy, sparkle, liveliness, pizazz.
Ko te wana ki ahau, ko ngā rongo, ngā kare ā-roto rānei e ara mai ana i roto i a koe, nā runga i tētahi mahi e mahia mai ana e tētahi tangata (KR 2013:33). / To me, 'wana' are the feelings, or the emotions that rise up from within you as a result of some action performed by someone.
E ai ki te mahara ake o tētehi o te minenga ki a Mere e wani mai ana i te whatārangi kia tū ai ki te aroaro-ā-kapa, ki reira haka tahi atu ai me rātau me te puta o te ihi, o te wana (TTR 1998:1). / One member of the audience remembered Mere gliding across the stage to stand in the front row of the haka group to join them in the haka with great excitement and gusto.
Synonyms: ngangahau, mātātoa, hemonga, ihiihi, awata, kakare, ngākau whakapuke, whitawhita, matangareka, ngākaunui, whiwhita, tāwheta, rika, kaikaha
4. (noun) seedling, young shoot.
Ka taka iho ngā kākano o te nīkau ki te whenua, nāwai ā kua pihi ake, kua tipu mai he wana (PK 2008:1056). / The seeds of the nīkau tree drop to ground and after a time they sprout and seedlings grow.
5. (noun) stake, paling (of a fence).
wanawana
1. (verb) to fear, thrill, quiver, shiver, trill, inspire.
Ka wanawana te kōrero a tuahangata (W 1971:478). / What the main male character said was inspiring.
Synonyms: hūnonoi, harawiwini, tuawiri, wiri, whakawiri, harawiniwini, tūhauwiri, tūngāwiri, ārohirohi, kūreperepe, ngaue, ngāoraora, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore
2. (modifier) fearing, thrilling, quivering, shivering.
Kāore au i rongo te taha i mate ai, i tangohia ai koe ki te kura winiwini, ki te kura wanawana (M 2004:404). / I have not yet learnt where death took place, or where you were struck down with some fearsome and gruesome weapon (M 2004:405).
3. (noun) fear, thrill, quivering, shivering, fearsome, frightening, formidable, awesome, exciting.
Otirā ko tōna iwi anake i kite i tōna wanawana (TTR 1996:91). / But only his tribe saw how inspiring he was.
Synonyms: rūrūtake, kunāwhea, korohāwini, tūhauwiri, tūngāwiri, wheoi, aroarowhaki, wiriwiri, ārohirohi, hawa
4. (noun) spines, bristles, threads.
Ka tango te wahine rā i te ngāruru i roto o tana kāwhiu, te putanga ki waho ka kite ia i ngā wanawana i te hei. Ka unuhia e ia ki waho, ka heia ki tōna kakī, ka kairārungatia e ia. Ka pā te aroha o te tangata rā, o Tahito ki a ia (JPS 1926:317). / That woman took out the Cook's turban shell mollusc in her basket, and, when she took it out, she saw the strands of the neck ornament. She pulled it out and put it round her neck, where she wore it while eating. Then the love of that man, Tahito, affected her.
whakawana
1. (verb) (-tia) to make exciting, enliven.
Synonyms: whakaihiihi
2. (adjective) excited.
manawawera
1. (verb) to be excited, angry, fanatical, impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent - sometimes written as two words, i.e. manawa wera.
He tangata kaha a Arapeta ki te whawhai i ngā kaupapa i manawawera ai ia (TTR 1998:178). / Albert was a strong fighter for causes he was passionate about.
Synonyms: remurere, panapana, mate kanehe, kohara, ngākau whiwhita
2. (noun) anger, excitement, volatile nature.
Hai tohu mō te manawawera o Te Pairi, tapaina ana ia e tōna whanaunga tata, e Mita Taupopoki ki te ingoa karanga 'Te Pairi Tarapekepeke' (TTR 1996:219). / To convey Te Pairi's volatile nature, his close relative, Mita Taupopoki, gave him the nickname Te Pairi Tarapekepeke (Te Pairi the leaper).
3. (noun) type of haka with no set movements performed especially at tangihanga, unveilings and after speeches.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 69;)
Ka mahia te manawawera kei te kaihaka tonu āna nekeneke i tēnei momo haka. / When a manawa wera is done it's up to the performer to do her own actions with this type of haka.
tūkōripi
1. (verb) to make a commotion, act in an excited manner.
Ka kanikani noa rātou i waho, ka haka noa, ka hāmama noa ngā waha, ka tūkōripi noa i te ngākau hari ki te pai o taua mea (TWMNT 30/5/1876:129). / They danced, they performed haka, they shouted, and acted in a commotion with joy because of how good that thing was.
2. (modifier) enthusiastic, excited, exuberant.
Kātahi ka eke te Kāwana ki runga ki te poti o te manuwao ka hoe atu ki te 'Runa', me te umere tonu ngā tāngata katoa, me te pōwhiriwhiri i ā rātou kahu, me te whakaputa tonu i ana mahi tūkōripi atu (TWMNT 27/6/1876:152). / Then the Governor embarked in the man-of-war gig, and rowed out to the 'Luna' with everybody applauding and waving their handkerchiefs, and expressing enthusiastic demonstrations.
3. (noun) excited commotion.
Me ngā wāhine hoki e hiki haere ana i ā rātou tamariki me te tūkōripi haere ki te pai o ā rātou tamariki kua pania nei ki te peita, kua mā rawa (TWMNT 30/5/1876:130). / And the women carrying their children making an excited commotion as they went about how good their children looked painted white.
ihi
1. (noun) essential force, excitement, thrill, power, charm, personal magnetism - psychic force as opposed to spiritual power (mana).
E ai ki te mahara ake o tētehi o te minenga ki a Mere e wani mai ana i te whatārangi kia tū ai ki te aroaro-ā-kapa, ki reira haka tahi atu ai me rātau me te puta o te ihi, o te wana (TTR 1998:1) / One member of the audience remembered Mere gliding across the stage to stand in the front row of the haka group to join them in the haka with great excitement and gusto.
Synonyms: kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, kōmārohi, awe, hiko, awenga, pū, mana whakahaere, maru
2. (noun) ray (of the sun), beam of light.
Ka whakatakotoria ki te rua o te rā te māhanga. I raro anō te rā, ko te huruhuru ka puta. I raro anō te rā, ko te ihi i puta ake. Ka puta ake te upoko, ka puta ake te kakī. Ka karangatia e Māui, kia kumea te māhanga (Tr 1874:40). / The noose was set at the pit of the sun. The sun was still down when the diffused glow appeared and it was still down when the beam of light appeared. The head appeared and then the neck. Then Māui called out to pull the noose.
Synonyms: hunu
manamanahau
1. (noun) be cheerful, elated.
I te 21 o ngā rā o Hune i tū ai te Iupirī mō te Kuīni, he mahi manamanahau he mahi e hari ai, e koa ai ngā iwi katoa i noho i raro i te mana o te Kuīni (KO 18/7/1887:4). / On 21 June the Jubilee celebrations for the Queen was held, a joyous and happy occasion for the peoples living in the realm of the Queen.
2. (noun) cheerfulness, mirth, elation, triumph, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, gleefulness, joy, jubilation.
Tūtaki rawa a Porake ki te wahine matua a Parore; kei tana kī, te ora kē o tērā wahine, te manamanahau hoki, ā, kāti mai i a ia te manaaki i te tangata (TTR 1994:82). / Polack met Parore's senior wife, whom he described as a personification of health, mirth, and kindness.
Synonyms: hohehohe, pukukata, koa, manahau, koanga, tūrangahakoa, hari, koakoa, hurō, harakoakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, harikoa, whāwhāpū
tīkorikori
1. (verb) to quiver, spin, quiver, wriggle.
Kia tau atu he ngaro ki runga i te hōiho, kua tīkorikori te tinana, kua whiuwhiu te whiore (PK 2008:927). / When flies land on a horse its body quivers and its tail flicks.
Synonyms: kūreperepe, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
2. (modifier) colourful, exciting.
Kāore i mutu mai tā rātau mahi whakapārekareka i ā rātau manuhiri, ki ā rātau haka tīkorikori, kite hoki i ō rātau kākahu o nehe rā, rongo hoki i te pai o ngā wairua (TTR 1998:1). / They never failed to entertain their guests with their colourful haka, their traditional costumes and warm personalities.
3. (noun) quiver.
2. (verb) (-tia) to annoy, irritate.
Ko tētehi o ngā kaupapa tōrangapū a tēnei Hāhi, ko te whakapono mā te whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi e ea ai ngā mamae e pā ana ki te whenua me ētehi atu kaupapa e whakaongaonga rā i te Māori (TTR 1998:55). / One of the political policies of this Church, is the belief that the ratification of the Treaty of Waitangi would help resolve grievances over land and other issues annoying the Māori.
3. (noun) enthusiasm, keenness.
Nui rawa atu hoki te whakaongaonga, te harakoa o ngā pakeke mō ngā whakaaturanga o ngā tae ātaahua e kōramuramu ana i runga o te pae i ngā ata o ēnei pō e rima (WT 2013:48). / The elders were really enthusiastic and happy about the displays of beautiful colours shining on the horizon in the mornings of these five nights.
Synonyms: rika, matangareka, whiwhita, ngākau whakapuke
kōrawa
1. (verb) to be excited, thrilled, agitated.
He nui ngā taunu a te iwi ki a ia, heoi, parea noatia ake e ia, tohe tonu a ia i te ora mō te iwi Māori, kōrawa hoki a ia i kīia ai he Mema Māori (TW 6/4/1878:158). / People have made many disparaging remarks to him, but he just brushes them aside and continues to strive for the welfare of the Māori people, and he is thrilled to be called a Māori Member of Parliament.
2. (adjective) be arousing, stimulating, exciting (of feelings).
Engari mō te noho i aua wā, ahakoa ngā taumahatanga, he nanawe (TWK 38:17). / But as for living in those times, despite the difficulties, it was exciting.
taunanawe
1. (verb) to provoke, excite, stir, stimulate, incite.
Tēnei koa tāua te kīia mai nei e tō tupuna, he taunanawe riri koe (M 2004:218). / Of us it is being said by your grandfather that you excite anger.
Synonyms: hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari
